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It was a frustrating night for the likes of PSG, Newcastle and Dortmund, who were all held to draws. Newcastle and Dortmund both led against Leverkusen and Bodo/Glimt respectively, but neither could hold on for all three points.

Arsenal remain top of the Champions League group, maintaining their 100% winning record in Brugge. City jump up to fourth following a huge comeback victory against Real Madrid in the Bernabéu.

FULL TIME: Benfica 2-0 Napoli

FULL TIME: Real Madrid 1-2 Man City

FULL TIME: Dortmund 2-2 Bodo/Glimt

FULL TIME: Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal

FULL TIME: Leverkusen 2-2 Newcastle

FULL TIME: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 PSG

FULL TIME: Juventus 2-0 Pafos

GOAL LEVERKUSEN

The hosts have put Newcastle under tonnes of pressure in the last 10 minutes and final find the equaliser. Alejandro Grimaldo is the hero once again with a powerful low finish past Ramsdale.

CHANCE REAL MADRID

Endrick gets up well inside the six-yard area and headers against the crossbar. Los Blancos are really pushing for a leveller here.

CHANCE PSG

Fabian Ruiz almost catches out Unai Simon at his near post, but the goalkeeper recovers in time to poke the ball away with his feet.

CHANCE LEVERKUSEN

Nathan Tella thumps a shot towards the bottom corner but Ramsdale tips behind for a corner.

CHANCES REAL MADRID

Vinicius Jr heads inches wide of the City post from Rodrygo's deep cross. The Brazlian then volleys well over the bar from about four yards out. Big chance that one!

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What a season for Anthony Gordon. He will go down in Toon history after this evening's display.

GOAL BODO/GLIMT

Bodo/Glimt refuse to lie down in Dortmund and the Norwegian side have levelled for the second time this evening through Jens Hauge's close-range strike.

GOAL NEWCASTLE!

Substitute Lewis Miley completes the Newcastle turnaround, leaping highest to header in from Gordon's lofted cross.

GOAL JUVENTUS

A quickfire double for the Old Lady and Jonathan David extends Juventus' lead by controlling Kenan Yildiz's low cross and sliding in the finish.

GOAL JUVENTUS!

Juventus have been much-improved after the break and Weston McKennie opens the scoring, firing high into the net from a tight angle. A well-worked Juve goal there.

OFF THE POST

Anthony Gordon shimmies on to his left foot and lashes a cracking shot against the post. Flekken was well and truly beaten there.

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CHANCE JUVENTUS

Francisco Conceicao takes an excellent into the Pafos area to create some space, but he shoots straight at the goalkeeper.

GOAL ARSENAL

The Gunners are in cruise control against Brugge and Gabriel Martinelli gets in on the action with a wonderful curling strike from 20-yards out. Sublime technique.

Brandt is enjoying his 2025/26 Champions League for Dortmund.

CHANCE REAL MADRID

Jude Bellingham has a great chance to equalise as the ball falls to him inside the area, but the midfielder leans back and chips his shot well over the bar.

GOAL NEWCASTLE

Newcastle win a penalty after Mark Flekken's heavy challenge on Nick Woltemade and Anthony Gordon steps up to convert from the spot.

GOAL DORTMUND

Julian Brandt is at the double as he restores Dortmund's lead from close range with a poacher's finish.

GOAL BENFICA

Rios turns provider for Benfica as his low cross is flicked in by Leandro Barreiro's clever finish.

GOAL ARSENAL

It's only taken a few minutes for Arsenal to double their lead in the second half and Madueke gets another with a simple header to convert from Martin Zubimendi's cross.

SECOND HALF

Another big 45 minutes of Champions League action coming up.

Not a great sign here for Newcastle, who trail Leverkusen at half time.

A big evening for Nico O'Reilly this evening, too. The City defender bagged his first Champions League goal, helping the spark the Cityzens first-half comeback in Madrid.

Haaland continues his incredible Champions League record.

HALF TIME

We've reached the break, here's how things stand after the opening 45 minutes.

Real Madrid 1-2 Man City

Brugge 0-1 Arsenal

Leverkusen 1-0 Newcastle

Juventus 0-0 Pafos

Dortmund 1-1 Leverkusen

Benfica 1-0 Napoli

Athletic Bilbao 0-0 PSG

GOAL MAN CITY

Haaland takes the duties and makes no mistake from the spot, curling into the corner.

PENALTY CHECK IN MADRID

Rudiger fouls Haaland in the box and the referee is checking the monitor... And it's given!

GOAL BODO/GLIMT

Haitam Aleesami gets the Bodo equaliser just before the break with a towering header.

GOAL MAN CITY!

Nico O'Reilly pulls City level by pouncing on Thibaut Courtois' spilled save from Gvardiol's header and tapping into the net. All square once again.

CHANCE PAFOS

Anderson thumps a fierce effort towards goal and his shot clatters off the post.

Rodrygo ends his lengthy, lengthy goal drought for Real Madrid.

CHANCE ARSENAL

Arsenal nearly bag a second before the break and Viktor Gyökeres' powerful header is clawed off the line.

GOAL REAL MADRID

Rodrygo gives Real Madrid a big goal against Man City. The attacker controls Jude Bellingham's pass and slots a perfectly placed finish low into the net. A fine attacking move from Los Blancos.

Not a bad return for the Gunners forward.

GOAL ARSENAL!

Noni Madueke opens the scoring for the Gunners with a wonderful solo goal, collecting the ball from the right flank, dribbling forward and lashing an unstoppable strike into the roof of the net!

OFF THE POST

Miles Lewis-Skelly fires towards goal and Piero Hincapie gets a deft touch to send the ball against the post.

NO PENALTY

The challenge on Schick was inches outside the area. No penalty.

VAR PENALTY CHECK

Malick Thiaw pulls down Leverkusen attacker Patrick Schick in the area and VAR is having a look for a potential penalty.

GOAL BENFICA

The hosts have been pushing for an opener against Napoli and Richard Rios delivers with the simplest of tap-ins from a couple of yards out.

GOAL DORTMUND

Julian Brandt thumps the German side ahead against Bodo/Glimt, controlling Fabio Silva's pass and applying a composed finish.

GOAL LEVERKUSEN

Robert Andrich is left unmarked at the back post and his header is deflected into the net by Bruno Guimaraes. That one goes down as an own goal.

CHANCE PAFOS

The Cypriot side nearly take a shock lead as the ball deflects off Andrea Cambiaso and is heading towards goal until Michele Di Gregorio pulls off a last minute save.

CHANCE ARSENAL

Martin Odegaard lets fly from the edge of the area, but his strike cannot find a way past the goalkeeper.

Real Madrid are finding tonnes of space against City's backline and Vinicius Jr almost clips the ball over the onrushing Gianluigi Donnarumma, but the City goalkeeper saves.

PENALTY NOT GIVEN

VAR ruled that the challenge was outside the area and Real Madrid are denied an early spot-kick.

PENALTY REAL MADRID

Vinicius Jr goes down in the box from Nunes' challenge and the referee points to the spot. There will be a VAR check to see if it was outside the box...

KICK OFF

We're underway in the Champions League.

Plenty of changes for Arsenal tonight as Christian Nørgaard slots in at centre-back with several defenders out.

Just 10 minutes to go until the remaining Champions League games kick off. How do you see these clashes unfolding?

Consistency from Pep.

A fine late turnaround from Ajax this evening, marking their first win in the 2025/26 Champions League.

Mbappé is on the bench for Los Blancos this evening, despite fears that he would miss out completely due to a knee issue.

Stay tuned as we continue our coverage of the seven remaining Champions League games coming up, including a heavyweight bout between Real Madrid and Man City.

FULL TIME: Villarreal 2-3 Copenhagen

Villarreal came back twice to draw level but Cornelius' 90th minute strike hands all three points to Copenhagen.

FULL TIME: Qarabag 2-4 Ajax

Ajax fight back with three second half goals to end their Champions League losing streak.

GOAL COPENHAGEN!

Late drama over in Spain, too as Andreas Cornelius reacts first to a blocked shot and fires the rebound into the top corner.

GOAL AJAX

Surely that settles it? Oscar Gloukh is at the double with a fourth for Ajax.Mika Godts finds the midfielder with a neat pass and Gloukh makes no mistake by rifling into the bottom corner.

GOAL AJAX

Another one for the Dutch giants and Anton Gaaei puts Ajax in front by lashing into the top corner from a tight angle.

GOAL AJAX!

Just as Qarabag threaten, Ajax race down the other end of the pitch and level through Oscar Gloukh's 20-yard strike that nestles into the bottom corner. A thunderous finish!

CHANCE QARABAG

The hosts almost get a late third as Emmanuel Addai's low shot forces Vitezslav Jaros into a low save.

Ajax are pushing for a late equaliser against Qarabag, with Youri Regeer blazing over and Anton Gaaei going close in the late stages.

20 minutes to go in both games, will we see any late action from these action-packed early matches?

GOAL! VILLARREAL!

Tani Oluwaseyi takes the ball in his stride and levels the scoreline one again for the hosts!

Villarreal 2-2 Copenhagen

GOAL! OH DEAR!

Villarreal being back level didn't last long at all. Moments later, substitute Elias Achouri scored with his first touch for Copenhagen.

Villarreal 1-2 Copenhagen

GOAL! QARABAG!

The goals are flying in at the start of the second half. Ajax may have equalised right before the break, but Matheus Silva has put the hosts back in front.

Qarabag 2-1 Ajax

GOAL! THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG!

Much like Copenhagen struck quickly in the first half, Villarreal have responded in the second. Santi Comesaña finds the net for the hosts!

Villarreal 1-1 Copenhagen

KICK OFF!

Back underway for the second half of the early games...

HT: Qarabag 1-1 Ajax

HT: Villarreal 0-1 Copenhagen

GOAL! AJAX LEVEL!

From just outside the box, Kasper Dolberg unleashes an effort and finds the back of the net. All square!

Qarabag 1-1 Ajax

SAVE!

Pedro Bicalho gets a shot away for Qarabag but Ajax goalkeeper Vítězslav Jaroš does well to make the stop.

Qarabag 1-0 Ajax

YELLOW CARD!

Villarreal's Alfonso Pedraza is penalised for a foul on Copenhagen's Jordan Larsson and goes into the book.

Villarreal 0-1 Copenhagen

CHANCE!

Abdellah Zoubir carves out an opportunity for Qarabag to extend their lead but he can't find the target.

Qarabag 1-0 Ajax

CHANCE!

A dangerous Ajax attack ends with Kasper Dolberg sending his effort high and wide.

Qarabag 1-0 Ajax

Copenhagen on top...

After snatching an early goal, the visitors are keeping their opponent at bay. They're pouncing on every loose ball and making it difficult for Villarreal. The hosts have mustered just a single attempt on target so far with 22 minutes played.

Villarreal 0-1 Copenhagen

GOAAAL! QARABAG!

The hosts have taken the lead over Ajax. It took just 10 minutes for Camilo Durán to find the net for Qarabag!

Qarabag 1-0 Ajax

CHANCE!

Ajax pour forward and Raul Moro finds space in the box. His effort drifts marginally wide.

Qarabag 0-0 Ajax

GOAL! THERE'S BEEN AN EARLY GOAL IN SPAIN!

Copenhagen take the lead against Villarreal in the opening two minutes. Mohamed Elyounoussi breaks the deadlock for the visitors.

Villarreal 0-1 Copenhagen

KICK OFF!

Our early fixtures are underway.

Bit of a mix up at the Villarreal vs Copenhagen game...

How Ajax line up against Qarabag...

A reminder of the team news from Villarreal's meeting with Copenhagen...

Good evening!

Welcome to tonight's Champions League coverage.

Two games kick off at 5:45pm GMT, which includes Copenhagen's trip to Villarreal and Qarabag vs Ajax.

Later on, there's some blockbuster fixtures lined up which includes a mouth-watering tie between Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Arsenal are in action against Club Brugge, Bayer Leverkusen host Newcastle and PSG face Athletic Club.

Stay tuned for live updates!